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Thread: 6m EME DX'pedition 2017
Post: (Closing soon) 6m EME DX'pedition 2017
| For those sitting on the fence thinking about working Lance (W7GJ) your time is nearly up for VK9C (cocos Is) as the degradation level is on the up making a contact very hard for smaller stations.
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VK5PJ |
50MHz
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4,652 |
22-09-2017, 02:16 PM |
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Thread: 50 MHz EME from Aug 27 to Sept 7th from 3B9GJ
Post: 50 MHz EME from Aug 27 to Sept 7th from 3B9GJ
| Hello,
if you hear any digital signals on SIX from around 50.180 to 50.200 over the next two to three weeks, please give them a wide berth as this will me EME activity with stations trying to contac... |
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VK5PJ |
50MHz
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7,388 |
22-08-2023, 12:33 PM |
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Thread: being a contributor to the hobby by publishing on the wider stage
Post: being a contributor to the hobby by publishing on ...
| Hi,
many of us do not contribute directly to the shared knowledge of the hobby but have valuable thoughts that should not be kept bottled up. Contributing in the form of forum articles or plucking u... |
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VK5PJ |
General Discussion
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1,981 |
25-02-2023, 07:12 PM |
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Thread: Choice of antenna analyser
Post: Choice of antenna analyser
| Hi,
after many years of not having one, it would seem it is time to buy a bit of test gear to help me with antenna feed point testing but what to buy? primarily looking for VHF-UHF coverage as my ma... |
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VK5PJ |
Ancillary, Test Equipment, Components & Parts
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3,757 |
29-01-2017, 08:50 PM |
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Thread: Extract WSJT-X files without running the installer
Post: Extract WSJT-X files without running the installer
| Hi,
for a while now I have found that the constant growth in the list of installed version of WSJT-X is out of control in my PC. Every little update registers a new entry in the My App's section of... |
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VK5PJ |
Computer related
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0 |
1,802 |
04-02-2021, 01:20 PM |
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Thread: Fake stereo encoder
Post: Fake stereo encoder
| Hi,
some time ago while doing lots of SSB operation on 50 MHz with lots of TV Buzz and QRM, I used a 'fake stereo' encoder to process the audio from my rig to drive my headphones, this gave me a spat... |
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VK5PJ |
Off Topic!
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5 |
4,696 |
10-08-2020, 03:51 PM |
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Thread: Grid Tracker, spread out across multiple computers
Post: Grid Tracker, spread out across multiple computers
| Hi.
it seems there are no end to the number of add-on programs we can use to try and improve our on-air operating. One I was pointed towards some time ago is a thing called Grid tracker. Now if yo... |
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VK5PJ |
Computer related
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0 |
2,284 |
05-06-2021, 03:47 PM |
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Thread: Ham's I have known . . .
Post: Ham's I have known . . .
| I would guess that we have all known a few special hams in our life times, one of these that had a profound positive impact on my perception of what it meant to be a HAM was Aubrey (Aub) Keightley VK6... |
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VK5PJ |
General Discussion
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3 |
1,571 |
01-08-2024, 04:42 PM |
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Thread: has anyone had any luck using IRC's in VK?
Post: has anyone had any luck using IRC's in VK?
| Looking for advice from those who have more experience with QSL-ing than I have. In the past I had collected a huge number of the OLD IRC's from contacts with JA stations on SIX but must admit I neve... |
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VK5PJ |
General Discussion
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3 |
2,261 |
23-06-2024, 02:32 PM |
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Thread: I am bored, what do I do now?
Post: I am bored, what do I do now?
| In early 2022 my partner had to go and stay with her mum after she had a fall and broke the very top of her left arm, so there I am, 8 weeks or more of being a bachelor again while my lovely partner i... |
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VK5PJ |
General Discussion
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10,593 |
23-10-2023, 03:06 PM |
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Thread: IC-910 AF gain control
Post: IC-910 AF gain control
| Hi,
over the last 12 months the AF gain pot on my IC-910H has become very noisy and intermittent. No amount of attention to it will clear it up so I have gone searching for a replacement. which it tu... |
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VK5PJ |
Transceivers, Transmitters & Receivers
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5 |
2,670 |
09-04-2018, 10:16 AM |
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Thread: Icom IC-910H low power
Post: Icom IC-910H low power
| the start of this thread really starts here, so please have a read to get any needed background
http://www.vklogger.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=11253&p=61974#p61974
So last night all the stars al... |
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VK5PJ |
Transceivers, Transmitters & Receivers
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5 |
3,554 |
16-09-2016, 04:15 PM |
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Thread: ICOM memory managers
Post: ICOM memory managers
| Thought I will look for a different memory manager for my ICOM;s so tried vk4adc's offering but end up with am epic fail reading the memories of my 7600. I have empty slots in there for future expans... |
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VK5PJ |
Computer related
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5 |
2,997 |
17-01-2018, 05:25 PM |
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Thread: Internode & IInet close their user web spaces
Post: Internode & IInet close their user web spaces
| Hello,
any of the customers of IInet or Interneode would have received notices that their 'complimentary" web space is being closed down and for the customer to save their web content before the 4th... |
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VK5PJ |
General Discussion
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5,618 |
17-05-2023, 08:36 PM |
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Thread: mapping heard activity from my station
Post: mapping heard activity from my station
| Hi,
about 18 months ago I created some visual Basic scripts to interpret the log files generated by JTDX so I could use this data to create visual maps of the stations heard from my home station on 5... |
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VK5PJ |
Computer related
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4 |
1,990 |
14-02-2023, 09:00 AM |
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Thread: my Lock down project
Post: my Lock down project
| Hi to you all,
during June / July 2021 we have in VK and ZL experienced unprecedented propagation into the greater EU and parts of Asia on 50 MHz. To keep track of this activity and provide an earl... |
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VK5PJ |
50MHz
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2,073 |
26-07-2021, 08:58 AM |
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Thread: my not so Raspberry PI adventure
Post: my not so Raspberry PI adventure
| Hi,
well as Raspberry PI's are in short supply I have had to move up in the world to a slightly bigger box, heralded by the arrival of a INTEL NUC for a new project.
Okay so I have the hardware, In... |
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VK5PJ |
Computer related
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2,943 |
25-05-2022, 08:43 PM |
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Thread: nearly onmi antenna for horizontal just need a 9:1 BALUN?
Post: nearly onmi antenna for horizontal just need a 9:1...
| Are you looking for a near Omni for horizontal on VHF, have a read here: http://www.qsl.net/dk7zb/zigzag/zz-Englisch.html (http://www.qsl.net/dk7zb/zigzag/zz-Englisch.html)
It has plenty of promise... |
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VK5PJ |
144MHz & 432MHz
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2,558 |
23-02-2018, 03:50 PM |
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Thread: New FT8 and MSK144 formats, please read
Post: New FT8 and MSK144 formats, please read
| Hello,
some of you may not know but there is to be a NEW release of the WSJT-X software in Dec 2018 that will include new version of the FT8 and MSK modes that are NOT backward compatible with the cur... |
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VK5PJ |
Digital Modes
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3,698 |
23-11-2018, 10:48 AM |
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Thread: Power bills, we all hate them?
Post: Power bills, we all hate them?
| Hi fellow forum readers,
I have for a long time now cringed each time a power bill arrived from our retailer (one of the big nation wide ones). Over the years I have tried all sorts of strategies ... |
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VK5PJ |
Off Topic!
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1,187 |
29-09-2024, 01:23 PM |
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Thread: preserving forum post for later reference
Post: preserving forum post for later reference
| Hello,
with the impending closure of the VKLOGGER forums (according to a recent email form their owner) in March, I have been going through and trying to archive the content that interests me.
The m... |
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VK5PJ |
General Discussion
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3,258 |
06-02-2021, 07:09 PM |
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Thread: Q65 mode guide for DXers
Post: Q65 mode guide for DXers
| Hi
after some discussion on VKspotter and the KST logger I was motivated to see if I could produce a new user guide for the Q65 mode from the WSJT-X suite. It is not aimed at some one who has never ... |
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VK5PJ |
Digital Modes
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5,259 |
18-12-2021, 04:19 PM |
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Thread: 2-by-1 VK callsigns
Post: RE: 2-by-1 VK callsigns
| I wonder how long before this become the next 'must have' for those who crave status.... I had always thought they should be issued to clubs and not to individuals but hey it seems like its done now.... |
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VK5PJ |
Regulatory, Licencing & Exams
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2,299 |
06-10-2019, 08:53 PM |
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Thread: 2m amplifier using BLF 278 devices...
Post: RE: 2m amplifier using BLF 278 devices...
| Hello David,
not sure if there is any information on the old VKLOGGER forum but you can try here with a few searches
(vk4dd) https://vk4ghz.com/forum/search.php?keywords=vk4dd&sid=19e1889fc230e3... |
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VK5PJ |
General Discussion
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2 |
1,663 |
14-07-2024, 07:59 AM |
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Thread: 2m WSPR Leaderboard - Jan 2021
Post: RE: 2m WSPR Leaderboard - Jan 2021
| I have often thought we need to find farmers with shearing shed that have power, install some grid connected solar on the shearing shed in payment for using the site & power... He gets a lower power b... |
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VK5PJ |
Digital Modes
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4,835 |
20-01-2021, 07:39 PM |
